Facility Planning Experience is Universal

In the discussion of architectural firm’s qualifications the question often comes up as to ones specialty.  Is ones specialty Residential? Is it Commercial? Or is it Light Industrial.  Although the most evident answer is defined by a firm’s resume or… Continued

“Lean Production” | ArcWest Consulting

Rick Ruffino, consultant / partner at ArcWest Architects,  recently interviewed with  IFRA (WAN-IFRA) to discuss the concepts of Lean Production and applicability to various  organizations.  In the article, published on the IFRA website, Rick discusses the basic concept and process… Continued

ArcWest e-Newsletter | Sent Today

ArcWest sends out the first edition of our quarterly e-Newsletter today.  The goal with the e-Newsletter is to share insights, industry trends, observations and current events at ArcWest.  We want to keep this a casual, open forum of information.  We… Continued

Rick Ruffino joins ArcWest Architects

Press Release:    July 30th, 2009 ArcWest Architects is pleased to announce that Rick Ruffino will be joining the ArcWest team on August 3rd, 2009 as a Partner. Mr. Ruffino is a veteran newspaper and publishing executive who brings his corporate… Continued

New Facility Consolidates Offices

The international journal: Newspaper and Technology featured an article which highlights key features of the new Skagit Valley Publishing Facility in Washington complete with photos.   ArcWest Architects is very proud of the new facility, and would  like to thank all… Continued

Go Skagit!

ArcWest Architects visited the Skagit Valley Publishing Facility last week to witness the building occupied and in operation.  The initial reaction to the new facility is very positive.  Typical with any building project that transitions from construction to owner occupied,… Continued

Skagit Valley Publishing Facility is Open

ArcWest would like to share the news: the Skagit Valley Publishing Facility is open for business.  It's always bittersweet at this phase of the project in which we are sad to come to the end of the work process; however,… Continued

Industry Specific Consultant or Newspaper Architect

The industry Specific Design Professional goes by many names, including Newspaper Architect, Media Architect, Publishing Architect, Print Media Consultant, and Print or Publishing Facility Designer to name a few.  One thing that all of the names have in common is… Continued

New Building – Facility Project Construction Update

ArcWest Architects is eager to share our updated project page on the website highlighting the new Pioneer Newspapers - Skagit Valley Publishing Facility. The ArcWest webpage has been expanded with numerous building construction photographs documenting the new facility project's evolution.… Continued

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